Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-26
yYEATRERFORD's ROAD.

1 PRESIDENT -F0aDYCE WRITTEN TC, AND
Z THE RNaJO 8 AGAINST THE CoNMiTTEE
| EMrHATICALIY DENIED.
+ Special TO the Gazette.
| WEATHEKT08D, Ten. Jan. 25.-Your
! correspondent upon the arrival of the
morning papers containing the publica-
zion that Colonel Fordyce of the St. Louis,
Arkansas and Texas had withdrawn his
proposition to build @ railroad from Cor
! siCeea to WeGtherford, owing to attempted
negotiations by the Weatherford CON-
mittee with other systems. using his ac-
certance rs 8 priZe, called upon the
| Weatherford committee for an eXpl ma
ton, and was furnished by them with the
following statement: "On yesterday the
committee received the following tele-
gran:
ST LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. "a, 1857.
TcG. T HarfCE-t Weatherford, Tex.
I wish to withdraw my telegram to you
OF the 22d inst. l am advised that my
proposition is being used by the Wealth
erford committee merely to make terms
vita another company. Plesse consider
any proposition madC by US withdrawn
for tie present.
Signed S. w. FoRDYCE,
President
To which the following was immedis-
tely wired in reply by order OF the com
mittee:
WEAFszERFORD. TEN, Jan. "a. 1887
To~S. w. Fordvce. President, ST. Louis, Mo.
Your advice that the Weatherford COM
mittee had used your proposition merely
to maize terms with another company il
utterly false. We have been invited to
Galveston for & conference with the
Santa &c, but we hold in good faith Ger
proposition tc you, whatever they may
propose.
They immediately sent him the follow
ing by mail:
WEATHERFoRD, TEX, Jan. "a, 1857.
s W Ee-d, ce, President of the ST. Louis Az
kansas and Texas Railroad, 81. Louis, Mo.
DEAF Strive were much surprised
to-day by your telegram withdrawing
your proposition for the reason stated,
"That you were advised that the Wealth
erford committee were merely using your
proposition to make terms with another
company" We have wired you that
your advice was utterly false. We beg to
assure YOU that we have considered our |
selves honorably bound and committed !
to stand by our agreement with your
Company and that it is the choice |
and wigh of our people t0 |
close up the contract as soon as possible. !
We wish &c deal frankly with you in stat |
ing that we have done nothing to Justify /
the information that we were using your |
proposition to make terms with another |
company. One of our committee did re- i
ceive an invitation on Sunday morning !
last Ior him to come to Galva Ston. On |
his showing this to subcommittee it was
at first thought advisable that they should |
go to Galveston ard learn what
the Santa Fe people had to
propose, but after reflection we
concluded CIR visi. might be
and 1t was determined not
to accept the invitation. Neither our
commit.e nor any of its members has ever
made any proposition to aGy other rail-
road company than the St.;IIouis, Arkan
sss and Texas. With this frank and
truthful explanation, if you still wish to
withdraw your proposition, please advise
Us by wire at once, and oklige, Yours
truly,
fSigned: mo. T. RARCoURT,
For the Weetherford Committee.
The committee in further explanation
state that etter the acceptance by Pres
dent Fordyce of the proposition made
him by the different committees in joint
session at Dallas, January IL, the Wealth 4,
erford committee have felt and consid
cred that the contractto build tie road
would be eoDsummated as soon IS pre-
iminary surveys were made, which were
% DE ordered at once by President For
iyce. A. r. ANDREWS,
JOHN T. HARCoURg,
W. L. SHANNON,
., 7. d. LEWIS,
Weatherford Railroad Committee.